Title The cost of inaction for young children globally : workshop summary / Kimber Bogard and Maureen Mellody, rapporteurs ; Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally, Board on Children, Youth, and Families ; Board on Global Health ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 92 pages) : color illustrations Contents Overview -- Linking children's developmental potential to a nation's developmental potential -- The science of developmental potential -- The state of the world's young children -- Inequality among children in reaching their developmental potential -- The context of families and caregivers -- Indicators and metrics -- Investing in young children and their caregivers -- Benefit-cost analysis of inaction Summary "The Cost of Inaction for Young Children Globally is the summary of a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally in April 2014 to focus on investments in young children and the cost of inaction. Participants explored existing, new, and innovative science and research from around the world to translate this evidence into sound and strategic investments in policies and practices that will make a difference in the lives of children and their caregivers. This report discusses intersections across health, education, nutrition, living conditions, and social protection and how investments of economic, natural, social, and other resources can sustain or promote early childhood development and well-being"--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from resource home page (National Academies Press, viewed August 27, 2014) Subject Child welfare -- Congresses Political planning -- Congresses Medical policy -- Congresses Cost effectiveness -- Congresses Economics -- Sociological aspects -- Congresses Social history -- Congresses Medical policy. Cost effectiveness. Social history. Child Welfare Public Policy Health Policy Cost-Benefit Analysis Socioeconomic Factors Social Conditions cost benefit analysis. social history. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Child welfare Cost effectiveness Economics -- Sociological aspects Medical policy Political planning Social history Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Bogard, Kimber, rapporteur. Mellody, Maureen, rapporteur. National Research Council (U.S.). Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally, issuing body Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Global Health, issuing body. ISBN 9780309307765 0309307767

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